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19th Century English Chinoiserie and Gilt Japanned Tray of the Regency Period
Located in London, GB
the invention of the rolling mill, which allowed thin malleable steel with a uniformly flat surface to
Category
19th Century Welsh Chinoiserie Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Des Hanots French Art Deco Table Lamp, 1920
By Verrerie des Hanots
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
invention is patented under the name "Holophane" whose Greek roots mean "harmonious distribution of light
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bronze Hand Mirror and Brush by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel Miniature 3 Bottle Tantalus 19th Century
By George Betjemann
Sons
Located in London, GB
for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Large Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Elgin Solid 14Kt. White Gold Pocket Watch with Famous Jewelry Store Enamel Dial
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
inventions in watchmaking. Patek Philippe even used Elgin’s technology in their Balance Wheels in the 1950’s
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
14k Gold, White Gold
Bronze Tray
Letter Knife designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Equestrian Dressage Horse Print Original Handcolored Antique Engraving , 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
published 'La Methode et Invention nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux', a groundbreaking work introducing
Category
1740s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Winslow Homer 19th Century Woodcut Engraving "Making Hay"
By Winslow Homer
Located in Alamo, CA
inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major
Category
1870s American Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Engraving, Woodcut
Buschman “Minerva” German Horizontal Table Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
of the greatest and most important inventions of the Renaissance period, improving steadily into the
Category
17th Century German Renaissance Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver
Hammered Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
An Exceptional Two-Tiered Fruit Still Life Oil Painting, by Mary Mellen, C. 1850
Located in Queens, NY
formed a fast friendship. She also painted ravishing moonlit marine compositions of her own invention, as
Category
19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
DES HANOTS French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier, 1920 verlys
By Verrerie des Hanots
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
principle of the Fresnel lens. The invention is patented under the name "Holophane" whose Greek roots mean
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure
Located in London, GB
the foundations of astronomy and mathematics and the invention of the wheel.
Provenance:
Private UK
Category
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Antique Inventions
Materials
Marble
1920s Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Art Deco Candlesticks in Disco Metal
By Just Andersen
Located in Knebel, DK
own invention and named after the Disko Bay of Greenland, where he grew up.
The candlesticks are in
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Impressionist Painting Beach Scene by George Renouard (American 1885-1954)
By George Renouard
Located in Rochester, NY
known for his invention of a type of embalming fluid and was moderately wealthy during this time period
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
"Nymphs in a Landscape" Narcisse Diaz de la Peña, 19th Century Idyllic Landscape
Located in New York, NY
his own invention. The poetry of Victor Hugo and the painting of Delacroix roused him to enthusiastic
Category
19th Century Romantic Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil, Board
Tapis Blanc, Fernand Léger, 1920
s, Tapestry, Wool, Rug, Design
By Fernand Léger
Located in Geneva, CH
, Myrbor et l'invention de la tapisserie moderne, by D.Paulvé, Paris, 2010, similar piece on the archive
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Wool
Set of Art Deco Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Set of Art Deco Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Antique Scottish History Book, Tales of a Grandfather, Walter Scott, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
collection of folklore and inventions is a wide-ranging set of tales from the time of Macbeth in the 11th
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century French Thonet Style Bentwood and Cane Child Rocking Chair
By Michael Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of bentwood furniture.
Measures: 16" W x 39" D x 23.5" H.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Early Art Deco Diskometal Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
American Anhinga - Snake Bird /// John James Audubon Ornithology Natural History
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Art Deco Diskometal Vase Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Russian Orthodox Church, Middle 19th Century
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation.”
“The
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Pigment
Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel
Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
of 1851 and the International Inventions Exhibition of 1885. The lathe’s mahogany bench, numbered
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass, Iron
Set of Scalloped Pedestal Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Florida Cormorant /// John James Audubon Ornithology Bird Art Natural History
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Early Jewelry box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Paul Valery, from The Young Fate, 1921 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
—from the melancholic Blue and romantic Rose periods to his pioneering invention of Cubism with Georges
Category
1920s Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Pumpkin-Shaped Diskometal Table Lamp by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Set of Pewter Boxes by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Pablo Picasso, Seated Woman in an Armchair, from Oeuvres 1920-1926 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
melancholic Blue and romantic Rose periods to his pioneering invention of Cubism with Georges Braque, which
Category
1920s Cubist Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Guitarist, from Oeuvres 1920-1926 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
melancholic Blue and romantic Rose periods to his pioneering invention of Cubism with Georges Braque, which
Category
1920s Cubist Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Winslow Homer Framed Original 19th Century Wood Engraving "On the Beach"
By Winslow Homer
Located in Alamo, CA
affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity
Category
1770s American Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Engraving
Pair of 20th Century Bronzed Zamak Figurines
Located in Opole, PL
We present you two figurines depicting Hermes and Iris, announcing the mankind the invention of
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Spelter
$623 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Rare Victorian Wood
Brass Adjustable Reading Day Bed by John Carter Of London
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Street, London
Famed for his various inventions under the Trade Marked banner 'Literary Machines', John
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
$4,142 Sale Price
44% Off
Bonbonniere by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
PRIMAVERA / CLAUDE LEVY (attribution). Art Deco Dove. Crackled White Earthenware
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
enamel produced by this workshop are his invention. She also experimented a lot with mixtures of blue
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Earthenware
Lidded box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Circa 1900 poster for Montgolfière Française - hot air ballooning
Located in PARIS, FR
as a distinctly French invention. Named after the Montgolfier brothers, who first successfully
Category
Early 1900s Antique Inventions
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
19th Century Octagonal Dutch Brazier, Outdoor Cooker
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Octagonal Dutch Brazier ~ Outdoor Cooker is a wonderful invention that allows one to
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Victorian Scale Model Of A Gas Meter, Crystal Palace Expo, c.1851
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
the Victorian era of innovation and invention this was a state of the art engineering. Gas was
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Iron
Victorian White Antique Georgian, Men
s Raw Linen
Cotton Hand Sewn Shirt Circ
Located in New York, NY
the cartridge pleating to the micro French seams, all sewn before the invention of the sewing machine
Category
Early 1900s Antique Inventions
Bonaparte’s Flycatching-Warbler (Great Magnolia) /// Ornithology Bird Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
French Impressionist Still Life, Oil on Board,
Flowers and Faïance
.
Located in Cotignac, FR
language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Scalloped Pedestal Bowl by Just Andersen 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is unknown, it
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
A Just Andersen bronze bowl, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Antique Sphinx 1833 Felix Austin England Gargen Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
'.
This monumental sculpture is made of artificial limestone, an invention of F. Austin.
The sculpture is
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Inventions
Materials
Limestone
Large Art Deco Diskometal Jardinière by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Set of Light-Bronze Cups by Just Andersen Bronze, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Bronze Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is unknown, it
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Antique Stenograph with Original Case/Manual, circa 1930
By The Stenotype Co. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Illinois, the United States Stenograph Corp., which was created around his most famous invention.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Inventions
Materials
Steel
$100 Sale Price
44% Off
Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
By Quezal
Located in NANTES, FR
invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass, Copper
$3,322
Chinese Old Bamboo Slips with Calligraphy Jiandu, 59 Piece Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
invention of paper by Cai Lun during the Han dynasty began to displace bamboo and wooden strips from
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood
$156 Sale Price / set
81% Off
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